Tooth-brush holder.



NVE/VTH Eli J.' Hyde.

ATTORNEYS PATENTHD OCT. 9, 1906.

E. J. HYDE.l

TOOTH BRUSH HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED Amma. 1905.

l UNITED sTATEs PATENT oFEroE.

To all whom it may con/cern;

Be it known that I, ELI JOHN HYDE, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Spokane, in the county'of Spokane and State of Washington,have invented a new and Improved Tooth-'Brush .Holder,. of which thefollowing is al full, clear, and exact description.

The objects of this invention are to provide novel features for atooth-brush holder that permit vits attachment in a vertical position ona wall or the like, adapt it to completely incase a tooth-brush, afforda transparent side wall for exposure lof .the brush while therein,afford spring-pressed end walls therefor that respectively serve as alid and bottom for .the-holder and enable the convenient insertion andremoval of the tooth-brush, provide drainage for the holder, and alsoprovide means for ventilation of the holder, so 'that the brush may dryquickly when held therein.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts, as is hereinafter described, and defined in the appended claims..

- Reference is to be had to the-accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in whlch similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a pers ective view of the improved tooth-brush liolder inVposition on a wall, the lid of the holder being raised to permit afreeinsertion of'a tooth-brush within the holder. Fig. 2 is a sectional viewof the improved holder device, a tooth-brush therein, and the holderclosed for protection of the brush and Fig. 3 is a plan view of thedevice,

showing the lid thereof closed adjustment.

The holder, as shown in the drawings, is in the form of a cylindricalwall or tube 5, preferably of glass, having suitable dimensions 1 toadapt 1t to 'receive and hold a ytoothbrush. The tubular wall 5 isinserted within a supportin -case 6, that may be of metal tubing or oter available material and is secured therein, the case extendingsomewhat beyond each end of the holder-wall 5. The case 6 is cut away atthe front side, so as to expose the holder-wall, as shown' at a, thisopening leaving a portion of the case at each end imperforate. The case6 is furnlshed with a plate-like bac-k 7 for seated engagement with awall A or other stable support whereon the brush-holder is Specificationof Letters Patent. Application filed April 28,1905. serial Nt. 251,856.

will remove the tooth-bras to be secured, I

Patented oct. 9, 1906.

and, as shown, the back plate 7 is extended i at each end of the case 6to permit the iixture Y of the complete holder device upon a support,

such as the wall A, by means of screws b or the like.

Aclosure 8 for each end of the case l provided, these similar closuresconsistln of mainly circular plate-like lids having sul a diameterasadapts them for seating upon the respective endsl of the case 6 andclosing the same. Each lid or cover 8 is hinged upon the ease 6 or theback plate 7 as shown at c, and is pressed upon the end of said case bya coiled spring c', mounted upon the pntle of the hinge and adapted forpressing down rpon the lid, as is clearly shown for one lid in 1g. 3. `kNear each end of the case 6 a plurality of spaced perforations d areformed therein, the perforations in the'normally lower end of thecase-wall permitting drainage of the holdercase if an excess of watershould be introduced therein with the tooth-brush. The perforations d inthe upper end of the case 6, with those in the lower e case and asstherethrough, so that the brush will be ried by the air-current.

Upon each lid 8 a catch-lip e is formed that projects from its edge atthe front, these li s tifilording catches for manually opening the 1 s.v In use the owner of a tooth-brush B and the holder therefor firstraises the u by pressure applied u on the catchhp e, and when the lid ispartia y raised the end of the tooth-brush handle may be-inserted andthe entire brush be pushed into the holder by a single movement. Whenthe`brush removed for use, the catch-lip e on the lower lid 8 isdepressed, which will permit the handle of the tooth-brush to droplthrough the opening into the hand of the one about to use it, whereupona downward ull on the handle E, and the lid will instantly close theholder. The provision of the trans arent cylindrical body or holder wall5 an the opening in the opaque case 6 at its front side is veryadvantageous, as it ermits a free inspection of the tooth-brush heldtherein Without removal of the same,

the holder.

By the use of ,the improved holder the is" to beQ portion of the same, Ipermit air to enter withinl th lot:

vand thus determine if the proper brush is inV i IIO tooth-brush is keptclean and'free from dust, y

1s held separate om other brushes, and as cut-away portion of thecasing, an open-ended tubular glass body within the casing andterminating short of the ends thereof, and an attaching-plate secured tothe side of the casing opposite the and having its ends extending beyondthe ends of the said casing.

2. A tooth-brush holder, comprising an elongated open-ended tubularcasing provided with an opening intermediate of its ends at the frontand with perforations adjacent to its ends, closures for. the ends ofthe casing, and a tubular open-ended lass body within the easing andterminating s ort of the ends of the said Casin 3. A tooth-brush iolder,comprising an elongated tubular casing having closures for itsvends andprovided with means by which it may be secured to a su port, the frontof the casing being provide with an openin and a tubular glass bodyhaving open en s and secured within the casing with its ends terminatingshort ofthe ends of said casing.

In testimony whereof I have signed myname to this specication in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses. ELI JOHN HYDE.

VVit-nesses:

JosEPH B. LINDSLEY, CHAs. S. SNYDER.

